Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-07-28
THE MARCH OF FASHION.
Marvels In Costumes and Materials for
the Summer Season.

Marvels In Costumes ana materials IOr
the Summer Season.
Every season brings "rage" for
some articles of dress, and the favored
one for this summer is home waist in
the form of loose blouse, Garibaldi or
habit shirt, is cool and trim on a slen-
der figure, and admirable for home,
seaside, mountains boating or tennis
wear They have already been pre-
pared for exclusive persons in plain or
striped surah, having belt of the
same fastened with handsome buckle.
Lawn tennis cottons, striped flannel,
checked ginghams, plain, plaid or
striped silk, piece embroidery or lace,
Chinese silk or pongee are excellent
fabrics to work up into blouses, and, it
contrast is desired the shirred blouse
may be selected and the second ma
tcrial used for shoulder pattes, wrist
bands, belt and collar.
A short, pointed cashmere basque
buttons on the left, has short velvet
rever on the right side, and the GEN.
ter cut out in V shape and filled in
with plaitings of red moire. White, OF
a creamish tinge, moire is considered
very chic for a chemisette on dark
green, blue or black woolen or silk
basques. The collar, cuffs and revers
are usually of velvet.
Corded edges are appearing on
basques again. The dress fabric is
used on wooden costumes, though silk
may be corded with velvet Basque
fronts may be in one, two or three
points or cut in U shape. They are
cut very short on the hips, and the
backs arranged to suit any fancy in
jabot plaits, shortest in the middle,
showing the facing, two tabs and two
points, two narrow box plaits sepa-
rated up the middle or slightly pointed,
with an inserted fan of trimming fab
ric.
A dressy India silk basque has a
long, slender point in front and jabot
back; the upper part buttons over on
the right nearly to the bust, is then
cut out to leave V from the bust to
the point, which is filed with crepe in
narrow plaits; revers of velvet is on
the right side of the V; the collar,
cuffs, jabot facing and band from the
point to the back is of the same ma
| terial
A palmer basque has an oval-shaped
piece cut out between the neck and
bust. filled in with plated silk and
outlined with revers rounded in the
center to follow the oval plastron.
Another pretty style is to button the
fronts slightly on one side with three
large buttons and then to continue the
fastening down the middle with small
buttons.
Shirt sleeves are frequently seen in
wooden or cotton basques, and always
on the blouse waists; the cuff may be
five inches deep or only an inch wide
band. Puffs above narrow velvet
wrist-band are stylish; these are set
upon narrow coat sleeve lining and
the lower part of the sleeve either falls
over the cuffs in points, or has a turn
over cuff of the velvet. The puff is
two inches and half wide when done,
cut bias, and thickly gathered top and
bottom.
Coral pink surah, cream lace anc
silver embroidery forms ravishine
tea gown. One OF pale blue and pinl
brocade. outlined with gold threads, or
a cream ground, opens in front over {
tablier of Brussels lace over pink satin
the opened fronts showing facing OF
blue satin. The Brussels lace collar
was tied with pink and blue ribbons
that fell to the waist, to be NOTED there
again; the sleeve ruffies were alsc
caught with ribbons.
Draperies must give an idea of be
ing totally unlike on both sides
Small, boufant paniers are drapeC
over one hip and the other side orna
mented with long, pointed apron
shawl point or fiat panel, somethin.
long to contrast with the short effcc
on, the other side. Short rount
aprons are plated into narrow
space of the belt, showing the skirt
generally of a striped fabric, on boil
sides of the belt
Long wings are worn in the bacl
over a plain, full width, and must ais
be plated into a small space, thoug
they are bouffant over the tournur'
from the catching up the middle. !
plated apron or scarf is laid in xii
plaits, brought from the left hip to tn
right side low on the skirt, and hell
there by an immense rosette of tn
a dress material.
Bands of velvet soutache or passe
; menterie are greatly fancied across tn
front and sides of dresses, New vic
let, fawn and green cloth dresses ar
embroidered in silk cord and silve
, for visiting and church wedding toi
lets. Bouffant draperies and irregula
3 arrangement are the especial feature
, of trimmed skirts, and shawl points ar
/, decidedly popular. Y Herald